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- Title
The Point of It All.
- Authors
Koballa Jr., Thomas
- Abstract
The article discusses the teaching standard to explore variations in wind vane design with a group of fourth-grade students. According to the author, the use a wind vane can be a key step to help students develop basic understanding about weather. The lesson aims to engage students in the wind vane study, show students photographs of simple wind vanes, while identifying the wind vane's ornament and directional. It also assesses that this lesson can be used effectively to meet learning standards of the National Science Education Standards and introduce students to weather forecasting.
- Subjects
WEATHER vanes; METEOROLOGICAL instruments; PROJECT method in teaching; EDUCATIONAL standards; FOURTH grade (Education); WEATHER forecasting; GEOPHYSICAL prediction; SCIENCE education; ACTIVITY programs in education
- Publication
Science & Children, 2008, Vol 45, Issue 6, p32
- ISSN
0036-8148
- Publication type
Article